Can period cause headache?

"Period time is a little tumultus time for most women especially because there are lot of hormonal changes happening, some go through it smoothly, some may have issues. Very common complaint is headache which can start a few days prior to menses and it worsens in the day of menses. There is even a terminology called as cateminial headache where every women during every cycle starts experiencing it prior to the menses and once the menses is over it clear off automatically. Lifestyle changes, food factors and hormonal factors are interrelated. Hence such headaches can be symptomatically treated, but better treated with lifestyle changes rather than drugs at a time. Though the headache could be related to the periods alone, it is mandatory to rule out other causes which can also be causing the headache, especially if the patient is in the reproductive age group, only if we rule out other cases, we can put the terminology as catamenial headache or headache that is specially related to the menses"